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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-05-12

A correspondent asks "Where can
we send to get Peck's Patent Ear
Drums, an invention for enabling peo-
pie to hear who are deaf slightly or
otherwise" Write to F. Hiscox, $50
Broadway, n. Y, stating cause and
particulars of your deafness, and he
will give you all the points desired.
Read the following from the Medical
Record "a lecturer in one of our hos
pitfalls, while illustrating progress in
medical science, introduced a deaf pa
tient whose case baflled all medical
skill and was considered hopeless. But
an invention belonging to f. Hiscox,
New York, having been recomm ended
it was used with very satisfactory re-
suits, as it fully restored the hearing.
1t was tested in other cases and found
to be more successful than any known
device for the relief of deafness, as
hearing lost for many years was fully
restored by it. This invention is all
the more satisfactory as it is out Of
sight and does not require to be held
in position. And while it can be
readily removed or inserted by the pa
tients themselves it is withal curative
in action and comfortable to wear.
Robert Bonner says "Maud S. will
be kept in good racing condition, and
should any new candidate for record
breaking appear, will hold her ready
to defend her laurels and if possible
win others. | do not think she has ye
reached the limit OF her ability as {
+. trotting horse, though quarter of {
second to her record is like an inch OF
. a mans nose"
o A negro cook at the Los Angles, Cal.
Jail kept eighty five prisoners at ba.
/, the other day and prevented their es
h cape. Fifteen desperate character
e overpowered the jailor and got ava,
# before the cook heard the disturbance
e He faced the remainder with a carvin
r knife, which he threatened to us
with all h is skill on the first convit
a that came within his reach
n The new dwelling of Mr.. D. w. Shl
ler is to be provided with all modcl
Pf improvements, hot and cold waite
at gas, steam heat and would attract a
m tention in any city for its finish al
y taste of arrangement.--Hiekory Ca
liaar.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-05-12
Notes from the Business Club.


A brother asks, "Of what use is the
Business Club and why do we need
such an institution" Are the natur-
al advantages of johnson City so
great that she can win in the competi-
tive race without help? In these days
when the competition between cities
is as close as it is between individuals,
is 1t not necessary to organize, to
confer, to harmonic, to combine. Our
citizens felt and acted upon this nee
essity when they went to the polls and
voted bonds as one man. But this
was only the beginning. They need
to continue to manifest this wisdom
and to do it they must lay aside mi
nor differences and organize for action.
This war of interests is not over. The
time has come when we can exalt that
abused word "pool" to noble use.
We must pool our issues, The spirit
OF ofiraternity and uniyas the outgrouth
of the teaching of the New Testament
is in the air. Gospel forces are coming
to be applied to the everyday condi-
tions OF life and it is none to soon
The wonder is not that these forces
are beginning to bloom at last but they
have staid in bud so long
Let us recount some other issues
which have been presented in the
meetings of our Business Club,
A committe on reception has been
appointed whose duty it is to meet
and welcome strangers who come
among US prospecting for property
This committee will seek to find out
what parties want and endeavor tC
have them suited. They will alsC
seek to rescue bufiness men from the
over persistent and sometimes confus
ing attention OF over Jealous real
estate agents.
A Business Committee has been ap
pointed to collect information ant
specimens of the mineral resources o
our vicinity and so arrange these
specimens as to give visitors some
tangible evidence OF the minera
wealth which may be made available
Besides these important measures
the condition and irregularily OF ou
streets is claiming intelligent as vel
as the condition Of the common road
of this 9th Civil district 1t has beer
brought to light in this Club that thu
9th Civil district of this county is re
markable for its bad common roads
We hear much said about railroads an
yet every intelligent man knows tina
good common roads are a prime nee
essity in the development of cour
try. They are the first lever that lift
county into prominence.
But some one asks, "Have we nc
Board OF Aldermen whose duty it
to attend to our streets and a roa
commissioner to look after our roads
We have, but we have also learne
that it is the citizens duty TO look a
ter this Board Of Alderman and til
Street Commissioner They are OF
public servants and will do about VIII;
public sentiment requires OF them an
no more. Then it is our duty if W
expect to make progress to manufa
ture enlightened sentiment. TIL
Club meets next Friday night, at Z &
P. M. in Jobe's Hall, when importal
measures will be considered.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-05-12

A party OF young brutes at Belleyille,
Kan, compelled a reformed drunkard
to drink liquor, his old appetite over,
powered him he was arrested and
died very soon after recovering from
his debauch.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-05-12

A Seabrook, N. H., man asked the
select men to pay him 81 for hens
killed by Cog, but they decided that
hen is not an animal, and that hence
the dog law does not apply.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-05-12

Seventy banks, bankers and brok,
ers, so fur as heard from, changed their
quarters on New York's traditional
moving day.
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-04-21
N. c., 5

bury and extending for some six miles
or more, in a north-westerly direction.
There are also some isolated deposits
in other parts Of the county, mostly in
the south western part. The kind of
ore may be described in general terms
as magnetic (magnetic iron ore),
granular ore, of very coarse grain, with
sometimes a small admixture of hema-
tite. The ore of this range occurs for
the most part in group of parallel
beds, in dark to greenish black mica
and horn-blend gneiss.
Medium size blast furnaces are pos
sible in country still covered with a
dense forestal growth, where water
power is to be had upon every creek
as well as on Dan river, where rock
for building purposes can be obtained
everywhere, and limestone for fux is
ready to hand, and labor can be got at
low rates. 1t would be better policy to
bring the ore to the state Of nature Oh
the ground, in the form of pig metal
and blooms, than to ship the raw ma
terial-so as to give the country the
benefit to be derived from the intro
duction Of iron making. Ore from
many Of the deposits was worked in
bloomaries from 1880 till 1870.
If a full report on this range Of iron
ore was prepared and published, such
as that prepared fifteen years ago by
DR.. Lesley ON the Guilford iron ore
belt in the interest Of the n. C. Centre
Iron and Mining Co. of Pennsylvania
capitalists, capital would not be lons
in finding way to invest it and il
producing the necessary transportation
for utilizing the resources this county
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-04-21
REsERvED
LILLIAN REMBERT ;
A YOUNG GIRLS STRANGE EXPERIENCE.
Written for By hrs L. Z. 4n Of Granville
C6uuatu c., author of "An american Prince, Poems, Etc.

fore / could frame reply he went on:
eyes, it must have been yourself,
for cousin Helen was there too, and
she and Paul must have talked it all
over since they met in New York"
Then he added: ooh. cousin Lii
ian, l am more glad than ever to
have found youw
"But,' I said impulsively, yet
timidly, "Helen is herself musi-
clan, and is far more attractive than"
here / stopped suddenly and con
fusedly-"hon yon, do you think 2
Well, do you know that she is en-
gagged to the handsome son of our
friend Mrs. Iiridn 2"
"Charllc Tician! Is it indeed So"
I exclaimed. eyes, and he is even
now following her round, in New
York, and at the watering places,
and I should not be surprised if my
brother Paul were called upon at an
early day to perform the marriage
ceremony-indeed he limited some
thing one day to that effect when he
came to my hotel to pay me visit. "
"Who, Paul or Char-NIr. Wv
ian?" Then I blushed again like a
silly goose, and Philip, laughing, said|:
"You may as well say Paul and
Charlie at once, and then it won't
be hard for you afterwards"
We at length rose and walked to-
wards the house, where the orhers OF
the party were already seated on the
porch, eating ice-cream with spoons
of chased and solid gold, and talk
ing and laughing merrily. Every
thing was so charming in this lovely
home, and its owners were in perfect
keeping with their beautiful sur
roundings. Poor DR.. Barron! My
thoughts would now and then revert
to him, with his saddened and blight
ed life-blighted and ruined by g
hasty marriage with an unprincipled
and wicked woman! And what was
to become Of poor little Lula The
charming evening passed on. Lamps
were lighted, and the piano opened
and once more | lifted my voice il
song, and wondered at my own de
light and skill-for my whole sou
seemed filled with music, and it burs
from my lips as the free and JOY ous
singing of bird! Ernest was il
ecstacies, and they all seemed pleased
Philip and DR.. Walker both sang
well, one deep and rich base, th'
other an exquisite tenor. So W.
sang on until a late hour, and thel
reluctantly uttered the "good-nights'
and away to our pleasant dream
and balmy slumbers.
TO BE CONTINUED.
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-04-21
Valuable Deposits OF Magnetic Ore
which Winston should Utilize.
From the Dan5urv Reporter.

which Winston should Utilize.
From the Dan5ury Reporter.
The Winston SENTINEL has been
assisting towards the attempt to boom
the Twin City. It considers diversified
industries the great need Of the time
1t says =
"The Northwestern road will not
stop at Wilkesboro day. it has been
asserted, but will extend to the rich
iron mines Of Cranberry, in Mitchell
county, and thence push onward for
more Western connection. Winston
will be within about 100 miles of
Cranberry while Chattanooga is nearly
three hundred miles distant. Then
why should we not bestir ourselves to
secure in our midst the establishment
Of blast furnace rolling mills and iron
foundries? The coal from the COM
paratlvely untouched fields of Stokes,
and those of Chatham are sufficient to
supply the fuel for these enterprises y
| It seems strange to us that Winston
should look for ore to Cranberry, and
other places distant from one to two OF
three hundred miles, when all the iron
industries that are likely to be estab.
lished at Winston could be supplied
with iron ore of as good quality as can
be found in the State within 20 miles
of its Court House from Stokes county
The iron ore belt in Stokes county
lies en- the north side of Dan river
beginning about two miles from Dan
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-04-21
ssADirty Little Editor "a Dirty Liar
From tile Union city Aachor.

The dirty little editor Of the New
York San says we gave our country
the name of the New South to escape
the odium that attached TO the old.
It is almost needless to say that the
dirty little editor is a dirty little liar.
He is one of those vindictive fellows
who knows very we'll that we have
long since forgiven the North fol
whipping US, but he and others of his
ilk have never forgiven us for being
so "durned'' hard to whip.
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-04-21

WHO udu IL oAdm1uo0 ny GIe wise
Council of their town. AS the creature
had long claws, like shears, the wise
men came to the conclusion that it
must be tailor So they put it on a
piece of cloth and kept cutting out ac-
cording to the track that it had taken.
Of course no coat conld be made of
the pieces cut out, and the citizens be-
came enraged at the trick which their
tailor had played on them. They took
counsel again, and in order to punish
the lobster severely they decided on
drowning him, and then they put him
into the water.
After dinner I stayed yet awhile to
hear our kind host telling some Of his
experiences during the late war. Truly
these men who have lived through
those troublesome and terrible times
of the civil war have wonderful and
interesting matters to tell. This much,
at least, the war has done for them,
and it is a thing not to be thought
/ little cf either.
After dinner we travelled on from
Bethania to Joel Snyder's, who lives
Il miles this side of Dalton on the
hollow road and quite close to the
track Of the Mt. Airy railroad. We
had much trouble with the rain and
had to take shelter in different dwell
ing houses along the road. This made
us acquainted with various friendly
people so we stayed out of d heavy
shower at the house of DIR. Hauser,
where we conversed pleasantly and
got good apples to eat. During this
first night of our trip heavy rains
kept pouring down and the next
morning looked as unpropitious as
possible. The great hollow road was
simply fearful from feEce on the
left to fence on the right; no place to
pass at many points so we walked on
the fresh railroad track to beyond
Dalton's, after which we soon came to
the Little Yadkin. OF course the
river was very full, and the foot log
mostly under water. So we had to
ford the river, feat which we woulC
have to perform great many more
times on our trip, through much larger
) rivers, too.
Again there came rain and we took
shelter in houses where we felt like
envying the happy barefooted chill
dren and their hale and cheerful pa
rents, though dressed in coarse working
garments, for having roof over thei
; heads whilst we had to press forwarC
at the first chance About one mil
or two from Little Yadkin River w
, left the Hollow Road and branches
off to left on the Rockford Road. w
had not gone far before we becam
aware Of the fact that this road wa
much more pleasant to travel tha
the Hollow Road-not that same bot
1 tomless mud the ground being NOR
, gritty and stony, more mountain chal
> acter in it already, and wheheve
, there came q really bad place, it wa
not hemmed in by fences, so we coul
go round it in the open woods.
e In short, the prospect began t
I I brighten already decidedly, when W
i arrived in good time at the fine sprin
near the Gillian House and close
P our good old friend, the noble Pix
: Mountain.
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-04-21
The Morale of Southern Newspapers.
From the Wurreaton Gazette.

From tie Wurreuson Gazette.
There are fifty newspapers in North
Carolina that are Of far more prac-
teal benefit and therefore better to
our people than any of the Northern
papers No one who compares the
two even specifically, can fail to de-
eide promptly in favor Of the moral
tone Ct the Southern press. Nine
tenths Of the contents of the Northern
city papers are composed of descrip-
tlons Of prize fights, opium dens, di-
vorce suits, murders, and executions
and other disgusting incidents, scan
dais and vulgarity. They are sensa-
tional, unreliable and generally unfit
to be read by the modest and refined.
Their chief aim is to create a sensa-
ton, be it true or false.
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-04-21
Most Extensively Read.
From tie Wilmington Star.

The Wins ton SENTINEL is one of
the oldest and most extensively read
papers in North Carolina. The pres
ent editor, Mr.. E. A. Oldham, for
merly of Wilmington, has made q fine
success of it.
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-04-21

In three months the number of
mortgages, liens, &C., given in Frank
lin county aggregated 738, ten less
than for the same period last year.
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-04-21
STOKES COUNTY IRON.

TO BE CONTINUED.
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-04-21
VOL. XXI. NO. l6.

Nay, question not. God knoweth best,
We should not murmur when we weep;
His feet were weary, let him rest
"God giveth His beloved sleep"
Ave, it is hard, but God is just,
And we'll we know His ways are wise;
And some day from the dreamless dust.
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-04-21
Written for THE WEEKLY SENTINEL]
RAT QUESTION MOT.

Our fondest hopes again will rise.
We can but trust, and trusting wait,
And waiting will not be in vain;
Some day we'll read the book of fate,
And God will make His purpose plain.
Fair Bluff, N. c.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-12
ghannon-Roberta.

Married, at the residence Of w. s.
Denton, in this city, October 5th, at
$50 O'Clock p. m, by Rev. J. c. McEl-
roy, Mr.. /. Frank shannon and Miss
Anna B. Roberts. Attendants: Mr.. s.
J.. Overstreet and Miss Katie B. Drys-
dale.
About fifty of the most intimate
friends were invited TO witness the
beautiful ceremony. The house had
been tastefully decorated for the event,
by friends of the bride and groom. Chi
nese lanterns illuminated the portico
and surroundings. Evergreens and
flowers ornamented the pretty parlOrs.
\ lovely arch spanned the southeast
corner of the east room, and was hand
sOmely decorated with rare flowers.
An umbrella, emblematic of protection,
was suspended from the center of the
arch, and was lovely in its floral fresh
ness. I'm the background of this al
cove were gracefully draped laces fes-
TONED with bouquets of pretty designs.
The monogram IS. r." made of arbor
vitae and Marechal Mel roses showed
TO fine effect i'm the background. In the
center of the drapery stood the table
containing the bridal bouquet, present
ed by Mrs. McElroy, wife of the officia-
ting minister. At the appointed hour
the white ribbon was removed from the
entrance to the bower, when the bri-
dial party entered and took their places.
Miss Drysdale walking in with the
groom and Mr.. Overstreet accompany
ing the bride. The couple took their
places beneath the floral emblem, while
Miss Taylor and Mr.. Vincent played a
march upon the guitar and mandolin,
soft and sweet, the notes blending in
good accord with the solemn words of
the pastor that made the twain one for
all time.
The BRIDE looked quePnly, attired IN
snowflake null, trimmed in handsome
lace, medici collar, edged with pearls,
and natural flowers.
The groom meyer appeared handsomer
and never felt happier than at this su-
preme moment of his life.
After congratulations were extended,
the guests were seated ut tables and re-
freshments served and pronounced ele-
giant by all.
The list Of presents was quite large
aud many of them costly and useful.
Soon after the ceremony, the Citizens
Silver Band came out and gave the hap
by couple delightful serenade which
was much appreciated by them and all
present.
The couple start out on their welded
life with the most brilliant prospects
and the INDEX will rejoice with their
many friends at their success.
On Thursday evening a reception was
given at the home of the groom's moth
er, and those present pronounced the
evening delightful and the supper ele-
CANT.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-12
Ha.slton Happenings.

-@~eNN~-
The Hazelton Express gets on its
fighting harness and makes some
threats against the school board. Now
l don't suppose there is very much of
the action of the board, or of any men,
Der of it, that would cause any great
turmoil if it was put in print; however
the Express is at liberty, so far as we
are able TO know, to investigate the
matter to his hearts content, and pub
liSh all the facts, but if he should pub
lish what are not facts we are inclined
To the opinion that someone would try
to publish denial and not pursue the
course he is. 1t looks as if the Hazel
ton correspondent to the INDEX was
sending out lot of lies the Express
would at least try to prove that they
are false. We don't propose saving
anything about Mr.. Peck, or any other
candidate that is in the field, SO near
election day that he Will have no oppor-
tunity to refute it, nor do we intend
saying things which we do not think
can be proven. Now bring on your de-
hal and we will try to find our proof.
And while we are at leisure we will
just remark that last spring when Per-
kins was assaulted and his windows
broken by some lawless young men
that Mr.. Peck spoke to one of his friends
about as follows: They have got the
boys arrested and now by C. we
must help them out; we got them into
it," What! is it possible that Mr.. Peck
had anything to do with getting the
boys to commit a crime i'm the city of
which he was mayor at the timer We
think We can come pretty close to find
ing some one that will swear that he
used the above language, and not have
to go out of his own party to find him
either. Now, unless Mr.. Peck denies
the charges that are being brought
against him some one is liable to think
that some of them at least are true: YOU
see he can't bring in the plea that they
were held back so late in the campaign
that he had no opportunity to reply.
land, before we forget it, we want
to ask the candidate for sheriff. Doc
Rigg, if it is true that he tired to get
the county commissioners to pay him
$50 for boarding Dave Black at the no.
tel, in Kiowa, while a prisoner, when
the proprietor of the hotel only charged
$40; or couldn't he put this off oh his
deputy. Well now Mr.. Express we
are little frightened at what you said
but you see we are still In the fight and
expect to remain there until the polls
close on the Sth day of November, and
If our ticket is defeated we shall grace
fully submit to the result of the ballot.
We are democratic enough to believe
in the majority ruling, but, at the same
time we think when the people are
about to make their choice of the Off
GERS for Barber county that it is not
only their privilege but their duty to
examine their records, and, if there is
that about them which units them for
the positions to which they are aspiring
it is surely no crime TO let the people
know it; if there are false charges
made they can easily prove the false
as rule they can. CITIZEN.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-12
District Court.

The following cases had been dis
posed of up TO yesterday afternoon:
City of Hazelton VS.. W. b. Anglen;
continued for the term.
State VS.. Pool, State VS.. Fleming,
State VS.. Barnett, State VS.. McCarty;
continued.
State VS.. Frank Cline; tried and YER
dict of guilty.
State VS.. John Silas; continued and
bond fixed at $500.
State VS.. O'Shee; dismissed by coun-
ty attorney.
State vs.. Hamel and Collins; Collins
plead guilty and sentenced to fine
of 500 and Imprisonment in Jail for 80
days.
State VS.. George Rlst; tried and YER
dict of guilty.
State VS.. DeGeer; dismissed.
State VS.. Bud Moore; continued for
arrest.
State VS.. Strong; continued and bond
fixed at $500.
State VS.. J. II. Brown: set for Oct.
18th.
State VS.. Schler; continued and bond
fixed at $500.
State VS.. Updegraff 4 Smith; injunc-
ton made perpetual.
State VS.. Taylor Whitelaw; tried and
verdict of not guilty.
State VS.. Prater; continued for ar
rest.
Thompson VS.. Cole; set for Oct. 18th.
Walter VS.. Flohr; set for Oct. 20.
Vincent vs.. Lake; set for Oct. 10Th.
HOrner vs.. IIorner; set for Oct. 18th.
Skeen VS.. Ramsey; set for Oct. 18th.
RidenOur * Blake VS.. Lovejoy 4
Glasscock; set for Oct. l4th.
Tufts VS.. COokson, set for Oct. 18th.
The Lovejoy- Glasscock cases set for
Oct. 14th.
BENZ. Laswell W. Board of Count,
Commissioners; set for Oct. 18th.
Hunt VS.. Blake; set for Oct. 18th.
Clark ct ell VS.. Ebersole; set for Oct.
I4th.
denton VS.. S. Z. Poole; dismissed.
Kate Craven 5. City of New Kiowa:
set for Oct. 9th.
Loveys. Geo. Ii. Heath, set for Oct
10th.
n. w. Young VS.. J. F. Conner; on
trial by jury.
Badger Lumber Co. VS.. Rutherford, ct
al; set for trial Oct. 18th.
-.
Orwin VS.. Davis; set for Oct. 18th.
Pardee vs.. Omey; continued by
agreement.
Isaac Lee VS., Thos. Hope. set for
Oct. 18th.
Miller VS. C. X. w. Ry.; set for Oct.
18th.
Van SlyAes- sa n Sc. fc. Oct. 18th.